March 20, 2019 Pentagon wants Hellfire missiles and small-diameter bombs for future war A lesser-recognized proposed budget increase can be seen with two key munitions -- the Hellfire Missile and Small Diameter Bomb II. The Hellfire is greatly expanding it uses beyond helicopters and some of its regular applications, to include arming the Navy Littoral combat ship and the Army’s Short Range Air Defense arming Stryker vehicles with vertically-launched, counter air Hellfires.
March 19, 2019 US military wants $300M to start testing satellite-mounted lasers and ‘particle beams’ The U.S. military is looking to develop and test more weapons it can blast into space to fire at targets on the surface of the earth.
March 14, 2019 'Lizzie McGuire' actress Carly Schroeder ditching Hollywood for the Army Carly Schroeder is trading fame for fatigues.
March 12, 2019 Chilling World War III 'wargames' show US forces crushed by Russia and China Scary World War III ‘wargames’ show U.S. forces crushed by Russia and China in certain hot spots around the globe.
March 11, 2019 Abrams tank set for 'lethality' upgrade Should a mechanized column of heavily armored Russian vehicles launch an aggressive, forward-leaning assault into Eastern Europe 10 years from now, complete with air and artillery support - - just what kinds of specific armored vehicles would best position a U.S./NATO response?
March 8, 2019 Elon Musk's security clearance is under review Elon Musk holds a secret-level clearance with the US government due to his role as founder and CEO of SpaceX, but it has been revealed that his clearance is currently under review at the Pentagon after Musk smoked marijuana last September.
March 5, 2019 Shark skin studied by US military to make faster, more agile aircraft The skin of the mako shark is being studied by the U.S. Army to help them build faster aircraft, according to research presented on Monday.
February 25, 2019 Pentagon develops F-35s to attack and destroy nuclear-armed enemy intercontinental ballistic missiles The Pentagon is working with industry to explore the possibility that bomb, missile or laser-armed F-35s could destroy an attacking nuclear-armed Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) targeting the US, potentially bringing a new dimension to existing defenses.
February 20, 2019 Pentagon cloud-computing contract sought by Amazon faces new hurdle A federal judge delayed a lawsuit over a massive Pentagon cloud-computing contract Amazon.com Inc. was favored to win so the government could investigate what it said was “new information” on possible conflicts of interest in the procurement process.
February 18, 2019 'Boneyard' in the desert recycles, refurbishes over 3,000 military-grade planes from military, NASA The 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (AMARG) is the only place in the country authorized to store military-grade planes.